For a Mike Pettine-coached Browns team, the exhilaration might be virtually unmatched.
The thrill of an overtime victory, of winning in Baltimore for the first time since 2007, of Gary Barnidge’s miraculous touchdown and Josh McCown’s franchise passing record.
On ESPN’s Around the Horn on Monday, two reporters debated whether Barnidge’s ThighMaster reception was better than David Tyree’s helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII. Jackie MacMullan conceded with, “But this was the Browns … ”
Under Pettine, the only time they equaled the significance of Sunday’s triumph was last Nov. 6, when they went to Cincinnati and handed the Bengals a 24-3 loss on Thursday Night Football.